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Table 208D_d
Families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by education,a United States, 2003
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population groupb Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 70.7 1.9 81.6 2.5 72.3 3.3 63.0 2.8
Age 18-44 75.2 2.8 83.5 4.0 78.9 4.6 68.2 4.5
45-64 69.8 3.0 85.1 3.6 70.6 4.3 60.0 5.2
65 and over 59.3 5.4 * * * * * *
Gender Male 69.6 2.9 86.8 3.5 69.6 5.2 59.8 4.4
Female 71.5 2.3 78.1 3.5 74.5 3.7 65.2 3.8
Race White, single race 68.0 2.3 79.6 3.1 70.0 3.7 59.6 3.2
Black, single race 85.9 2.7 * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 70.4 1.9 82.4 2.8 72.3 3.4 62.9 2.9
Non-Hispanic, White 67.2 2.3 80.3 3.6 69.6 3.8 59.1 3.3
Non-Hispanic, Black 86.6 2.7 * * * * * *
Hispanic, all races 73.1 4.9 * * * * * *
Family incomec Negative/poor 81.1 3.1 82.6 3.7 * * * *
Near poor/low 79.7 2.9 79.9 4.5 * * * *
Middle 66.5 3.6 * * * * 63.5 5.4
High 57.1 4.0 * * * * 48.3 5.2
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 63.5 2.9 * * 68.5 4.3 56.8 3.8
Public only 79.9 3.7 80.8 5.3 * * * *
Uninsured 87.8 2.5 89.3 3.5 * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 66.5 2.9 73.2 5.0 74.5 4.7 58.8 4.0
Metropolitan-small 72.5 3.5 85.2 3.9 * * 67.0 4.8
Micropolitan 77.2 5.5 * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 70.0 2.0 82.5 2.6 71.5 3.3 62.0 2.9
Other 80.4 4.5 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 70.7 2.0 82.5 2.6 71.3 3.4 63.2 3.0
No 70.6 4.7 * * * * * *

a Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

b Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with a reference person age under 18.

c Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

d See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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